Wife Admits Poisoning Her Husband in Illinois
Mrs. Ruby Harrington Tate confessed that she dosed buttermilk with poison, leading to Joseph Harrington's death on September 2. Investigators said she cited her motive to seek a new spouse and later implicated her ex-husband Tate.
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Es Thrash
Marino
Ruby Harrington Tate
Joseph Harrington
Tate
Delos
George Galligan
West Frankfort
Harrington
Willemeon County
Marion, Iils
Weby Harrington Tate
Robert Tate
Abduction Charge Filed Against Ohio Minister
A. P. Anglin county attorney charged Rev. Joseph E. Yates of Allowee with abducting a 14 year old choir girl. The minister, 40, is alleged to have eloped with the girl and no trace of the couple has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novata
Okla
A. P. Anglin
Joseph E. Yates
Allowee
Theodore Roosevelt to wage vigorous campaign for governor
Theodore Roosevelt will wage a vigorous and continuous campaign for governor from next Wednesday until election day. He will be assisted by Charles E. Hughes secretary of state and other national Republican leaders. Announcement came from the Republican state headquarters in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Gas Drilling Beat Records in Swartz Section Well
A 33.5 million cubic foot gas well in the Swartz section of Section 6 19 5 East was completed this morning by W. C. Feazel and crew for owner Henry D. Montgomery. Stovall Drilling Co drilled the well amid a string of large gas finds in the southeast of the northwest region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Montgomery
W. C. Feazel
Ginned 1055 Bales in Ouachita 1924 Crop
The department of commerce in Washington reports 1055 bales of cotton ginned in Ouachita parish from the 1924 crop prior to September 16, with September 28, 1924 date on the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita
Department of Commerce
Washington
Ouachita Parish
Advertising deadline for same day Monroe News Star
The Monroe News Star announces a daily deadline of 10:00 AM for all advertising copy starting Monday September 29. After the cutoff no copy will be accepted for publication that day due to high volume, urging advertisers to cooperate for better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Mee Is Slated to Lead Naval Academy at Annapolis Md
News from Washington reports g Mee is slated for appointment as superintendent of the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland succeeding Rear Admiral Henry Wilson in the post The move marks a transition in naval leadership with Mee taking the helm at the academy.
Fire destroys Hotel Delmonte in California blaze
A Calfornia fire at the Hotel Delmonte in Del Monte destroys the main structure valued around 1 million. Six hundred guests flee as Monterey and Pacific Grove fire crews attempt to save east and west wings using dynamite. A replacement class A building is planned by Delmonte Properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmonte
Calif
Carl S. Stanley
Monterey
Pacific Grove
San Francisco
Big Dirigible To Begin Transatlantic Flight This October
Friedrichsafen Sept 27 The ZKS dirigible will launch its trans Atlantic trip to Lakehurst New Jersey on October 5 or 6 if Atlantic weather cooperates Dr Hugo Eckner head of the Zeppelin company announced Lt Commander Garland Fulton US Navy observer says the airship will depart within seven to eight days The U S Navy will dispatch three vessels to monitor weather conditions across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friederichsafen
ZKS
Lake Hurst
Nut
Atlantic Ocean
Hugo Eckner
Zeppelin Company
Garland Fulton
United States Navy
Washington
America
American Navy Department
Atlantic
Dr. Eckner
Suit Seeks 75000 for alleged whipping in Louisiana
In Alexandria on September 27 Mrs Lillian Bonnette and her husband filed in district court an action to produce an original compromise by lawyers for Gertrude Ball Amelia Jordan and Lessie Padgett who face criminal indictments for whipping Bonnette The suit seeks 75000 dollars in damages arising from the alleged whipping and the compromise claimed was 1209 dollars the application states
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Lillian Bonnette
Sam Bonnette
Gertrude D. Ball
Amelia Jordan
Lessie P. Padgett
Fear Disorder at Klan Ohio Gathering Today
Steubenville Ohio reports forty special police sworn in by Mayor L A Dillar and twenty deputy sheriffs headed by Sheriff J W Stephens Brooke County West Virginia patrol streets across the Ohio River from Follawsbee West Virginia amid tensions between Klansmen and Sons of Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Typhus Hits Leningrad Amid Floods
Typhus outbreak swamps Leningrad as floods recede with over a hundred daily cases and cemeteries washing away graves. Authorities impose strict measures while M. Zinoviev Kammen off and Smyrnoff lead a commission to assess losses and plan relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
M. Zinoviev, Kammenoff and
Smyrnoff
Alexander III
Academy of Sciences
Peterhof
Peterhof Park
Jury Drawn for Monroe Division Federal Court
A panel for grand and petit juries in the Monroe division of the Western Louisiana federal district court was announced. Twenty seven grand jurors and 30 petit jurors were drawn, with court opening October 6 under Federal Judge Dawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Federal District Court of
Western Louisiana
W. B. Lee
United States Court
Dawkins
Work of State Road Commission Shown by Head
Lake Charles Sept 27 W T Peterman chairman of the Louisiana Highway Commission toured the area en route to the Mermentau bridge opening and issued a statement detailing the commission s work from Jan 1 1922 to Sept 20 1924 including 200 projects completed 1804 28 miles of highway completed 8871226 31 spent on completed projects 137 projects under construction 4039772 98 spent to date on ongoing work 337 total projects 12910999 24 spent on all projects 2057 64 miles developed 1800 miles taken over in 1922 and 3100 miles being maintained by Sept 20 1924
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Lake Charles
W. T. Peterman
Louisiana Highway Commission
Mermentau Bridge
Commission
Hight Loses Official Pastor Title in Illinois Church Case
Lawrence M. Hight of Inn, once titled reverend, was deprived of his clergyman status by the Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. The action followed a church trial over murder charges connected with the poisoning of his wife and Wilford Sweetin, tied to a plot intended to enable survivor marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale, Ill
A. P
Lawrence M. Hight
Inn
Southern Illinois Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilford Sweetin
Elsie Sweetin
Argentine Aviator Reaches Fuchow En Route to Shanghai
Major Pedro Zanni, Argentine aviator on a world flight, arrived in Fuchow from Hong Kong today and planned a pause before continuing to Shanghai. He left Hong Kong early this morning to resume his journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuchow
China
Pedro Zanni
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Chicago Drops Summer Time Schedule Tonight
Chicago residents who lost about 2.7 million hours of sleep when clocks moved forward for daylight saving time five months ago will regain them tonight as clocks revert to central standard time at 2 o clock tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McGuire Bros Say Chester Carbon Plant Will Resume by Oct 10
Buffalo wire reports Chester Carbon Co plans to restart the Swartz Monroe plant by October 10, triggering an estimated investment of a quarter of a million dollars in Monroe and Ouachita parish. East representatives had pressed for completion after delays. The move is expected to boost fall and winter activity and cash flow in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Chester Carbon Co
Monroe
News-Star
Swartz
Smackover Oil Price Rise by Standard Oil Cuts Across Grades
Shreveport Louisiana Sept 27 Smackover Arkansas heavy crude below 24 gravity rose ten cents per barrel to 85 cents while cuts were announced in all grades of Homer El Dorado and Haynesville crude. El Dorado grades 33 and above sell at 1.10 and below 38 at 1. A strange note shows Smackover 24 to 24.9 gravity selling for only 70 cents despite higher gravity than the 85 cent crude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Smackover
Arkansas
Standard Oil Company
Nokis
Homer
el Dorado
Haynesville
Everett Receives Second Commission as Conservation Commissioner
W. J. Everett, secretary to the governor, received his second commission today as conservation commissioner after his first expired for not qualifying within 30 days. The governor asked him to remain as secretary until a successor could be named, a rare case of an expired commission being allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge, la
W. J. Everett
Everett
Cotton reacts to yesterday's rise with unchanged opening
New York reports yesterday's cotton surge met by early selling today. Opening prices were unchanged to ten points lower as Liverpool cables raised little interest. Active months posted losses of 30 to 35 points amid heavy realizing for the weekend and southern hedging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Turner charged with embezzling railroad funds in Alabama
E H Turner of Leakesville Mississippi was placed under a five thousand dollar bond after answering a federal warrant charging embezzlement. The indictment alleges he as superintendent of the Alabama and Mississippi railroad misappropriated four thousand four hundred fifty seven dollars and eighty cents during March nineteen to twenty one while the road was in bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
E. H. Turner
Leakesville
Miss
Turner
Alabama and Mississippi Railroad
Neal well near Riverton holds Monroe in suspense
Hotels in Monroe host visitors from Mississippi Arkansas and other places awaiting news on the Neal well near Riverton. Management reports no new developments and a bail attempt failed. By Monday a definite status is expected whether the well will make history for Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Arkansas
Monroe
Neal
Riverton
Red-Haired Woman to Wed Earl Cooper After Race
In an East race Earl Cooper spotted a red-haired woman in the stands. Days later he crashed in Los Angeles with Mrs. Jane R. Bailey of Troy New York, the red-haired woman. She is to become his bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Earl Cooper
Los Angeles
Jane R. Bailey
Troy
N. Y
Cooper
Davis tour ends with pledge to avoid tipping in foreign affairs
En route to Washington after a West Virginia speaking tour, John W. Davis, Democratic candidate, vows not to tip toe in foreign relations if elected. He will hold a night address in Wilmington after conferences with party leaders and a stop in New York for northeastern campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Washington
West Virginia
John W. Davis
New York
Wilmington
Delaware
West
Democratic Party
Dawes Says Voters Tired of All Politicians on Campaign Route
Charles G Dawes Republican vice presidential candidate told a crowd in Saint Cloud Minnesota that the European reparations plan is successful because the world and Americans alike are tired of politicians He said he did not claim sole credit for the plan noting he chaired the committee and the plan was a group offering en route to Chicago from St Paul Minn Sept 27 by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
Chicago
ST. Paul
Minn
A. P
Charles G. Dawes
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Germany
Coolidge Launches Inspection Tour of Bonus Offices
President Coolidge planned an inspection tour of the offices administering the soldier bonus act as part of today’s program in Washington. He will review operations and efficiency at the federal agencies involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
Hart Fractures Foot in Mountain Accident
Western film star Wm Hart suffered a compound fracture of the ankle after a 20 foot fall at the Hart ranch near Los Angeles He slipped while helping his dog up a steep ledge and landed on rocks doctors said the injury required a plaster cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Wm Hart
Hart Ranch
Hart
Somnambulist Triggers Fire Alarm at Eleventh and Adams
Three fire trucks answered a box at 1 20 this morning after a somnambulist activated box 23 at Eleventh and Adams. Fire crews found no fire and no one present, then resumed. Neighbors watched from windows as engines cleared the scene within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh
Adams
Box 23
11Th
Ladkin Triumphs in International Special at Aqueduct
Ladkin the Chestnut colt owned by August Belmont won the international special number two at Aqueduct by a nose over French champion Epinard with Wise Counsellor close third. Time 1 36 2 5. Rancocas stable’s horse raced neck and neck with Epinard before Ladkin edged ahead at the stretch. Epinard was bumped but recovered and finished just behind the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aqueduct Race Track
New York
A. P
Ladkin
August Belmont
Epinard
Wise Counsellor
Rancocas Stable
Governor Bryan in Chicago To Outline Campaign Plan
Governor Bryan of Nebraska Democratic vice presidential candidate arrived in Chicago to meet with party managers at western headquarters. They discussed the campaign outline for next month and itineraries for national candidates and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bryan
Nebraska
Democratic Western
JAS J HILL HEIRS FIGHT BROTHERS IN COURT
Three of the nine surviving children of the late James J Hill sue brother Lewis William Hill for return of property they say he obtained from their mother through fraud and undue influence in New York on September 27 1900s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Hill
Lewis William Hill
Baseball Today Scores and Lineups Imprecise
Fragmentary OCR lists baseball and football references with names such as Philadelphia and New York, plus players Ring Wilson Snyder Fowler Clemons and Dibbert Hragrave, but lacks coherent results or dates. The text appears as stray line items and incomplete lines from a sports page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Ring
Wilson
Bentley and
Snyder
Cincinnati
Fowler
Clemons
Dibbert
Hragrave
Louisiana imposes Texas livestock embargo amid foot and mouth concerns
Louisiana announces a quarantine blocking all shipment of live cattle sheep goats and other ruminants and swine from Texas. Federal and state inspectors coordinate to stop rail and road movement and require inspection and disinfection of vehicles and packing materials. Houston reports a temporary county quarantine and tests on a Brahma herd to confirm foot and mouth disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Texas
E. P. Flower
Louisiana Live Stock Sanitary Board
Washington
State Board
Louisiana State Board
Paxton
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Federal Bureau
United States
George F. Paxton
Houston
Harris County
J. E. Boog-Scott
Texas Livestock and Sanitary Commission
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
California
Bough-Scott
Harrisburg Park Place
Webster
Wm. S. Jacobs
W. E. Cotton
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Texas State Livestock and Sanitary Commission
Louisiana State Livestock and Sanitary Board
U. S. Bureau Animal Industry of
Quarantine Issued Over Harris and Galveston Cattle Areas
The department of agriculture declared a quarantine in Harris and Galveston counties along with portions of Brazoria and Fort Bend after foot and mouth disease appeared in cattle. Dr. John R. Mohler ordered forty one experts to the infected region as a preliminary survey suggests South American origin and no link to the California outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harris County
Tex
Department of Agriculture
Galveston County
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Bureau of Animal Industry
John R. Mohler
Bureau
South America
California
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Theo Roosevelt
Monroe News-Star
Klan Ohio
Federal Court
Monroe Division
J. H. Liggin
Dubach
R. L. Wynn
Holly Ridge
T. W. Logan
Archibald
H. M. McGuire
West Monroe
J. J. Herring
Clay Colvin
Vienna
Mack Hammond
Choudrant
F. H. Curry
St. Joseph
S. L. Smith
Farmerville
E. M. Jarmon
Charles C. Goins
Ruston
K. F. Oxford
Clay
A. M
Petit
A. B. McDonald
W. ”. Kerlin
Kelly
E. D. Harper
Crowville
J. L. Whitborne
Will Binion
Oak Ridge
W. J. Coleman
M. Y. Abrough
C. W. Gaines
Rayville
E. L. Jefferson
Clarks
D. R. Swetman
B. F. Lucas
Jim C. Kennedy
Crew Lake
Emanuel C. Sugar
Drops Society
VD Pierce
State Road Commission
Chester
Standard CO
RAIL
Jane B. Bailey
Blue Field
Epinard and
Gov. Bryan
Windy City
Jas. J. Hill
Baseball Today
Genervees
Boston
Mogridge and
Ruel O'Neill
Bush Ang Schang
Brugey
Detroit
Whitehill
Veternane Ney
Rommel
Footall, Thurston
Pittsburgh
Aldridge
Hartiett Schmidt
Brooklyn
Cooney
O'Neil
Doak
Taylor
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